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16:24, 19 January 2026

Social media users were outraged by the authorities' silence regarding the accident involving Adam Kadyrov.

Since January 16, Chechen authorities have remained silent about the accident involving Adam Kadyrov's motorcade. The lack of official statements and details only fuels mistrust and rumors, according to Facebook*, Instagram*, and Telegram users. Some commenters expressed schadenfreude, while others reminded everyone that accidents happen to everyone, regardless of their status.

15:34, 19 January 2026

A contract soldier from the Astrakhan region was killed during military operations.

Alexey Paramonov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 678 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.

14:42, 19 January 2026

The former head of the Buinaksk district was detained after deciding to leave for the North Military District.

Former official Ullubiy Khanmurzaev has been detained on suspicion of corruption.

13:55, 19 January 2026

CPJ condemns persecution of Azerbaijani journalists amid two high-profile convictions

The International Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Azerbaijani authorities to stop persecuting journalists in exile. The organization's statement comes after the sentencing of two journalists working in political exile, Sevinj Osmangizi and Ganimat Zahid.

12:56, 19 January 2026

A section of road in Grozny is closed after an accident involving Kadyrov's motorcade.

Traffic on the section of Staropromyslovskoye Highway where the accident involving Adam Kadyrov's motorcade occurred remains closed.

11:55, 19 January 2026

The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 8,500.

At least 4,194 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,310 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

10:56, 19 January 2026

Four soldiers from the Rostov region were killed in the SVO zone.

Vladimir Panov, Andrei Tsaritsyn, Mikhail Korchagin, and Dmitry Tsvettsikh were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 831 soldiers from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.

09:57, 19 January 2026

A Rostov region resident recounted her escape from forced labor in Kalmykia.

While being forced into labor on a farm in Kalmykia, a resident of the Rostov region claims to have been beaten and raped. The republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs denies the victim's account, citing the absence of a complaint from her.

The aftermath of a fire in the village of Zayukovo. Photo: Kabardino-Balkaria Prosecutor's Office press service https://t.me/prockbr/1236

08:58, 19 January 2026

Doctors described the condition of the victims in Zayukovo as serious.

One of the four people injured in the gas explosion and fire in Kabardino-Balkaria is in critical condition, while the others are in moderate condition, the clinic reported.

07:59, 19 January 2026

A fighter from the Volgograd region was killed in a military operation.

Alexey Shestopalov from the Yelansky District was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,629 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.

A damaged house on Markov Street in Beslan. A still from a video from the Telegram channel of the head of the Pravoberezhny District: https://t.me/kazbekmrikaev/1137

07:00, 19 January 2026

Authorities have clarified the number of people injured in the drone attack in Beslan.

Two adults and two children were injured and hospitalized when debris from a downed drone fell on a residential building in Beslan. Most of the evacuated residents have returned to their apartments.

05:53, 19 January 2026

Two heads of a district hospital in the Rostov region have been accused of fictitious employment.

In Semikarakorsk, two heads of a district hospital have been detained and accused of fictitious employment.

04:53, 19 January 2026

Bastrykin expressed interest in complaints from residents of the Kaitag district regarding pollution of the Artuzen River.

The head of the Russian Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, has taken control of information about a facility built near the Artuzen River in Dagestan that is polluting the air and water.

03:54, 19 January 2026

An Astrakhan resident was fined for a Nazi slogan.

A court fined an Astrakhan resident 1,500 rubles for shouting a slogan included in the list of Nazi symbols at a concert.

02:55, 19 January 2026

Four people were injured in a gas cylinder explosion in Zayukovo.

A gas cylinder caught fire in a garage in the village of Zayukovo in Kabardino-Balkaria. Four people were hospitalized, three of whom are in intensive care.

01:56, 19 January 2026

A teenage girl was beaten by her peers in Adygea.

In Maykop, a 15-year-old schoolgirl was hospitalized after being beaten by five of her peers. Police are conducting an investigation.

00:57, 19 January 2026

A temporary memorial plaque has been installed on Politkovskaya's house.

Civil Initiative activists have replaced the destroyed plaque with a temporary one on the house where Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered.

Kazibek Alimirzaev. Screenshot of a photo from the Khivsky District Administration's Telegram channel, January 14, 2026, https://t.me/mo_khivskiy/26950.

23:57, 18 January 2026

Two soldiers from Dagestan were killed in the SVO zone.

Kazibek Alimirzaev and Nariman Isaev were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,776 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Detention of participants in the "Limonov Readings" in Krasnodar. Screenshot from the "National Human Rights Defense" Telegram channel, January 18, 2026, https://t.me/rightsofnation/2453.

22:56, 18 January 2026

The court arrested eight participants of the Limonov Readings in Krasnodar.

Security forces brutally detained eight participants of the "Limonov Readings" in Krasnodar. The court sentenced them to two to 10 days in jail under administrative charges of displaying extremist symbols and organizing an unauthorized event.

21:57, 18 January 2026

Protesters gathered outside the Georgian parliament for the 417th day in a row.

Despite the weather, supporters of European integration gathered outside the Georgian Parliament for the 417th consecutive day. Three activists who participated in the protest in previous days have been charged with blocking a sidewalk.

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Activists have restored the memorial plaque to Anna Politkovskaya for the eighth time.

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